For weeks we saw the ads on TV ballyhooing this "event" and I could not bring myself to watch. It's so sad how these blundering producers have stolen country music and turned it into trash.

During the week, ASCAP produces an E-Zine and I'll scan the darn thing looking for something that might provide a glimmer of hope for American Music in general... and I think we have lost our minds. We don't need production and videos... we need good music to inspire us, break our hearts, tell us something funny or allow us to enjoy a toe-tapper with our morning coffee. Ain't happening for me! Sad. ----Dave Rice